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' J. A. PARKS &-G. V.-S;HEPFIELD.

DRILL CHUCK. I I

No. 260,314. Y "Patented June 27, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. PARKS AND GEORGE V. SHEFFIELD, OF NEW YORK, Y.; SAID SHEFFIELDASSIGNOR TO SAID PARKS.

DRILL-CHUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,314, dated June 27,1882.

I Application filed September 29, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JoHN A. PARKS and GEORGEV. SHEFFIELD, both of the city of New York, in the county and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Drill-Chuckand we hereby declare the following to be a full and clear descriptionof the same. 7 v

The nature of this invention consists in forming a drill-chuck so as tohold a double-ended twist-drill without injury to the drill and withperfect steadiness and precision of movement in use. The chuck is formedof a piece of cast metal, cast on a former so as to fit the drill forwhich it is intended and permit the drill to be' screwed into the chuckwhen it is ready for use. This chuck and the .drill to be used with itbecome new articles of manufacture.

The invention will be readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is an elevation of the chuckand the drill put together as in use. Fig.2 is an elevation of thedrill. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the chuck. Fig. 4 is an endelevation of the chuck.

The chuck A may be formcdof any suitable cast metal cast on a former, sothat the mortise or socket a may fit the drill B, which is to be screwedinto it. The former on which the mortise or socket a is cast, however,must be slightly larger than the drill, so that the drill may be easilyturned into and out of the chuck with the fingers. The shank a of thechuck will be turned up true, either cylindrical or slightly conical inform, so as to readily fit the lathe or drill in which this tool is tobe used.

The drill B will be of the ordinary twist pattern, except that it willbe made doubleended,and one of the ends may be madelarger than theother, so as to arrange for a clearance 40 and a tap-drill on the samepiece or tool, or for any similar purpose.

Of course both ends of the drill may be of the same size; but inanyeventthe advantages of using. and being able to hold a double-end- 5'ed twist-drill are very great, besides the one leadingfeatureof economy.By havinga twistdrill fitted with one of these easily adjustable andremovable, chucks an ordinary ratchetdrill may be fitted with thesevaluable tools,

and the working of the ratchet-drill thereby be very greatly improvedfor many uses.

Having described our invention, we claim 1. The chuck A, formed of solidcast metal and provided with a socket, a, for the drill-tool and ashank, a, for attaching it to the lathe or drill, substantially asdescribed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a socketed drill-chuck, A, incombination with a double-ended twist-drill, B, substantially asdescribed and set forth.

JOHN A. PARKS. GEORGE V. SHEFFIELD. Witnesses:

M. RANDOLPH, J. B. THURSTON.

